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S2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,568 road traffic collisions in the S2 postcode district, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 101 were fatal and 1,438 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 113 collisions, up 40% on 2024 (81).

Collisions since 1979
8,568
95th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
11,146
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
101
103 people killed
Serious collisions
1,438
1,619 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
113
Up 40% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
136
Up 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1011.2%
  • Serious1,43817%
  • Slight7,02982%

What the data shows

  • S2 had 1,042 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 1,469 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in S2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,741 children under 16 were killed or injured in S2, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in S2.

Where S2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
95th
Most casualties
93rd
Most fatal collisions
273rd
Most serious collisions
107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,199 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,266 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,279 (15%)
  • Thursday1,232 (14%)
  • Friday1,409 (16%)
  • Saturday1,288 (15%)
  • Sunday895 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,895 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,489 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit89 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown87 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,217 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway1,481 (17%)
  • Roundabout609 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road196 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph7,504 (88%)
  • 40 mph767 (9%)
  • 50 mph174 (2%)
  • 60 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,692 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,279 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds97 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds94 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds62 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.1%)
  • Other200 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded99 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,649 (51%)
  • Pedestrian2,486 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist935 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant878 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist689 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant208 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant177 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant44 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S2 peaked at 255 in 1988; 2025 had 113.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113136
202481103
2023102129
202289112
20217496
202089125
2019105134
2018119154
2017137173
2016133177
2015127174
2014132171
2013130173
2012129175
2011123192
2010128175
2009178244
2008155216
2007186261
2006181255
2005207296
2004183247
2003220285
2002213306
2001229308
2000229326
1999224312
1998240303
1997215291
1996241333
1995181223
1994253313
1993224287
1992227297
1991207266
1990242312
1989215259
1988255339
1987212261
1986219273
1985214245
1984224257
1983211264
1982233288
1981252310
1980242282
1979245288

Map of recent crashes in S2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S2

The 24 most recent collisions in S2 happened between 2 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S2

The A61 has the most collisions in S2, 1,407 of 8,568 (16%), followed by the A6102 (682).

Collisions in S2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611,4071,8949185
2ndA610268292514133
3rdB63886708027126
4thA6164976171281
5thA621445591568
6thA6135429550877
7thA57268405430
8thB6070223308335
9thB6071165235031
10thA6134139217131
11thB6072465214
12thB6073162002
13thB6288151904
14thA6256602
15thB60815502
16thA6303301

Council areas covering S2

Collisions in S2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Sheffield has 8,560 of 8,568 (99.9%).

Collisions in S2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield8,56011,1331011,436
2ndRotherham4701

Town in S2

Of the 8,568 collisions in S2, 8,350 (97%) were in Sheffield.